>> Saturday, August 12, 2017

ATOK, Benguet – The driver and passenger of a
jeep, both employees of Benguet State University Buguias campus, were injured
when a Rising Sun Bus hit their vehicle here Monday around 8:30 a.m. here along
Halsema Highway, at Bocao, Abiang.

The bus was driven
by Billy T. Lis-eg of Besao, Mountain Province while the Isuzu AUV jeep with
license plate No. SKD 879, was
registered to Benguet State University, Buguias. It was driven by Felix Dalilis
Sab-it, 47, administrative aide at BSU Buguias Campus.

Investigation
disclosed that the bus was heading towards Buguias town when it maneuvered to
the opposite lane to overtake a pick-up truck ahead of it but it came into
contact with the left side rear portion of the incoming Isuzu jeep heading
towards La Trinidad, Benguet causing the jeep to head straight and run over the
elevated portion of the road gutter where it stopped. The driver of the jeep
with its passenger Sabado B. Dal-usan , 42, married security guard at BSU,
Buguias Campus were rushed by police to Atok District Hospital for treatment.
They were later sent home by their attending physician. The bus incurred
damages on its driver side windshield, front signal lights, and on its left
side front portion. Both parties agreed to amicably settle the case